Broken Bow High School - Warrior Yearbook (Broken Bow, NE)

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S. H. MARTIN Superintendent of Broken Bow Schools -10—

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3J. tlltntt Hon. Robert I. Elliott, Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Nebraska, was born in Illinois and moved to this state with his parents while in his boyhood. He attended the rural schools near Winside, Nebraska, and later attended the grades in that village. He also finished the High School there and then attended the Normal School at Wayne. After graduating from the Wayne Normal, he taught for four years—two years in the rural schools of Stanton county and two years as Principal at Pilger, that county. While at Pilger, he received a call to a position in the faculty of the Wayne Normal and later was appointed County Superintendent of Wayne county. At the close of his term of office, he entered the University of Nebraska. While at the University, he was elected to the Superintendency of the Chadron Public Schools, where he served two years, resigning to accept the Superintendency of the Broken Bow Public Schools. While at Broken Bow he also served as Principal of the State Junior Normal School there. He had just been re-elected for the third time at Broken Bow when, without any solicitation on his part, he was tendered the position of deputy in the office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, which he accepted last November. These are only the cold chronological facts in the biography of Superintendent Elliott. In all of the positions he has held, he has made good in the highest and fullest sense. He is a natural born organizer and leader. He is abreast the times on all problems of modern education. The pupils, the teachers, the Board of Education and the patrons of the Broken Bow Public Schools received a new vision under the inspiring leadership of Superintendent Elliott. The new High School building stands as one of the crowning features of his career at Broken Bow. Superintendent Elliott is a man of untiring industry and unquestioned integrity. He is a man among men, an educator of the first rank. As a public speaker, he is in great demand for public school celebrations. High School commencements and patriotic occasions. He is an all-round man and his new position as Deputy State Superintendent opens up to him a matchless opportunity to touch the entire state with the magic of his leadership. His appointment to this high and responsible position confers as great an honor on the state as it does upon him. Superintendent Delzell is to be congratulated on having such a field marshal as Superintendent Elliott will prove himself to be in advancing the cause of popular education throughout our noble commonwealth. In the fullness of time, we expect to see him at the head of the public school system of Nebraska.

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It. martin Superintendent Martin attended school first at Nevvville, then at Auburn, Indiana. At the age of nine years, he moved, with his parents, to Lincoln, Nebraska, where he entered the old Central School. He secured an academic education in the preparatory school of the University of Nebraska. He then taught two years in the country schools of Lancaster County in order to raise enough money to enable him to attend college. He completed the university course in 1895. Shortly after graduation, he was elected Principal of the city schools of DeWitt, Nebraska, where he taught for six years. He left DeWitt to take charge of the schools at Rushville, Nebraska. After two years’ service at Rushville, he was elected to the Superintendency of the city schools at St. Paul, Nebraska. Here, owing to his skill and careful management, he saw the schools develop in numbers, equipment and course of study. In his ninth year at St. Paul, he was chosen to the Superintendency of the city schools of Broken Bow. Aside from these positions. Superintendent Martin has instructed in many institutes in Central and Western Nebraska, and in State Junior Normals at Alliance, McCook, North Platte and will be Principal of the Junior Normal here next summer, besides having appeared many times on the programs of district and state associations. Although Superintendent Martin has been at the head of our schools in Broken Bow but a few months, he has shown a masterful hand in the pursuance of his work. Among the improvements made since he has been with us is the inauguration of the Commercial Department here, which is undoubtedly a great improvement and success. Because of his uniform ability, courtesy and sincerity. Superintendent Martin has won for himself the loyal support and respect of students, faculty, patrons and citizens, without exception. —11—